This project had great color aesthetics and patterns installed to coordinate with school colors. We ran into some issues with stair nosing – trying to find the sturdiest option to work with Shaw’s Soundscape LVT product. We landed on a Genotek metal nosing with rubber inserts for grip and VI needs, which took some tedious work for install/floating to match the thickness of the metal nosing.
We used epoxy and screws to hold them down and made sure the install was bullet proof, since this would be the main traffic staircase for students to get up to 2nd floor classrooms. There was also some fun detail work with Schluter L metal around carpet inset locations, which required some fine tune ramping prep work to ensure carpet and LVT finished perfectly flush. Overall, this was a fun and unique project!
Nancy Thiel, founder and principal of Thiel Architecture + Design, is a licensed architect and an interior designer. With 40+ years’ experience working with luminaries in the architecture world, including Michael Graves, Robert A.M. Stern, and Rockwell Group, where she served as a studio leader, Thiel’s extensive portfolio includes single-family homes and multi-story residences, hotels, restaurants, retail, fitness clubs, offices, theaters, schools and shopping centers. She is a member of the AIA, holds NCARB certification and is a LEED accredited professional. Prior to her career in architecture, Thiel was a dancer and choreographer.
Thiel Architecture + Design is an award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design, planning, and product design firm with offices in CT and NY. The firm’s work focuses on high-end residential design as well as hospitality, contract, and retail projects. Thiel Architecture + Design’s work has been featured in Interior Design, Architype, New York and Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Connecticut Magazine, Archello, and Fast Company magazines. In 2022, the firm received a Connecticut AIA Excellence award for Interior Architecture. Thiel earned a BA from Penn State University and her Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.
